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Pitch and Notation• staff• grand staff• treble clef• bass clef• bar line• measure• notes up to and including one
ledger line above and below the treble staff and bass staff
• notes adjacent to middle C on the treble staff and bass staff
• location of notes on a keyboard diagram
Rhythm and Meter• whole, half, quarter, and
eighth notes and rests• time signatures:
Scales• C major scale• A minor scale, natural form• scale degree names: tonic
Chords• tonic triad of C major in root position,
solid/blocked and broken• tonic triad of A minor in root position,
solid/blocked and broken
Musical Terms and Signs• accent• crescendo• decrescendo• forte• legato• mezzo forte• mezzo piano • piano• staccato• slur
RCM Music Theory Prep – Lessons & GamesThe following concepts are covered in this app and support musical development at the RCM Preparatory Level.
Exclusively for iPad
1 RCM Music Theory 1 – Lessons & GamesBuilding on the Preparatory level, the following concepts in this app support musical development for RCM Level 1 Theory.
Exclusively for iPad
Pitch and Notation• notes up to and including two ledger
lines above and below the treble staff and bass staff
• accidentals: sharp, flat, and natural • half steps and whole steps• measure numbers
Rhythm and Meter• dotted half notes and rests• time signatures: • ties
Scales• the major scale pattern • scale degree names: tonic
and dominant• G major scale • F major scale• key signatures: G major, F major,
A minor
Intervals• harmonic and melodic intervals• interval sizes up to and including an
octave (numerical size only)
Chords• tonic triad of C, G, F major, and
A minor in root position (solid/blocked or broken form)
• triad structure: root, third, fifth
Music History• Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev• Carnival of the Animals
by Camille Saint-Saëns ○ The Elephant
○ Kangaroos ○ Aquarium ○ The Swan
Musical Terms and Signs• allegro• andante • a tempo• diminuendo, dim.• lento• moderato• ritardando, rit.• tempo• common time • double bar line• fermata • tie• review of terms and signs from the
RCM Preparatory level
Melody and Composition• motives• composition of a short melody:
○ in a major key ○ with a given rhythm ○ using repeated notes and notes moving by step ○ ending on a tonic
2 RCM Music Theory 2 – Lessons & GamesBuilding on previous levels, the following concepts in this app support musical development for RCM Level 2 Theory.
Exclusively for iPad
Pitch and Notation• notes up to and including three ledger
lines above and below the treble staff and bass staff
• stems and beams• repeat signs
Rhythm and Meter• dotted quarter note• strong, weak, and medium beats • application of time signatures
bar lines, notes, and rests
Scales• scale degree numbers (1–8) • C, G, and F major scales (using key
signatures and/or accidentals) • A, E, and D minor scales, natural and
harmonic forms (using key signatures and/or accidentals)
• relative major/minor key relationships • scale degree names: tonic, subdominant,
dominant, and leading tone
Intervals• harmonic and melodic intervals • interval sizes up to and including an
octave (numerical size only)
Chords• tonic triads of C, G, F major and
A, E, D minor keys in root position • (solid/ blocked or broken form)• functional chord symbols (I, i) • root/quality chord symbols
(for example, C, Am)
Music History• the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, with emphasis on his childhood ○TwelveVariationson“Ah, vous dirai-je, maman”(“Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star”)
○HornConcertoinEflatmajor
Musical Terms and Signs• allegretto• D.C. al Fine• da capo. D.C.• fine• fortissimo• molto• pianissimo• poco• presto • rallentando, rall.• pedal markings• repeat sign• tenuto• review of terms and signs from
RCM Prep and Level 1 Theory
Melody and Composition• composition of a short melody:
○inamajorkeywithagivenrhythm ○usingstepsandskips ○endingonscaledegree1or3
3 RCM Music Theory 3 – Lessons & GamesBuilding on the previous levels, the following concepts in this app support musical development for RCM Level 3 Theory.
Exclusively for iPad
Pitch and Notation• transposition up or down one octave
within the treble or bass staff • enharmonic equivalents, using sharp,
flat, and natural signs
Rhythm and Meter• conducting patterns• the anacrusis • sixteenth notes and rests • dotted eighth notes and rests
Scales• D and B flat major scales • G and B minor scales• minor scales: natural, melodic and
harmonic form• scale degree names: tonic,
subdominant, dominant, leading tone, and subtonic
Intervals• perfect and major intervals• minor thirds
Chords• major, minor, and parallel triads• dominant triads• functional chord symbols (I, i, V)• root/quality chord symbols
(for example, F, Em)
Music History• an introduction to the life and musical
career of Johann Sebastian Bach• music for dancing ○ menuet, gavotte, and gigue
Musical Terms and Signs• cantabile• dal segno, D.S.• dolce• grazioso• maestoso• marcato• ottava, 8va• review of terms and signs from
previous RCM Music Theory levels
Melody and Composition• composition of a short melody:
○ in a major key with a given rhythm ○ using steps, skips, and occasional leaps between notes of the tonic and dominant triads ○ ending on a stable pitch (1 or 3)